I. Introduction For years, Western medicine treated menopause as an afterthought, or worse, a burdensome disease to be managed. Women were not even required to be included in NIH-funded clinical trials until the passage of the NIH (National Institutes of Health) Revitalization Act in 1993. In contrast, Classical Chinese Medicine has spent thousands of years […]
Classical Perspectives
Where Movement Begins: The Intelligence of the Liver
The Nature of Wood: Growth, Movement, and Renewal Through the lens of Chinese medicine, the role of the Liver expands beyond an organ of detoxification to one that plays a central role in how we move, adapt, regulate, and respond to the world around us. The Liver reflects a deeper organizing principle in the body […]
Cold at the Root: Warming the Gallbladder to Address Fear and Inflammation
The Gallbladder as an Extension of Fear and Courage The Gallbladder is a profoundly relevant organ system in modern times. In both Western Medicine and Classical Chinese medicine, its central role is to store bile. However, in Chinese medicine, it holds a unique position. It is the only organ that is both a yang (fu) […]